P9603 HCPCS Level II code: Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated…
P9603 is the HCPCS code for “Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually travelled” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
P9603Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually travelled
Short description: One-way allow prorated miles
HCPCS · United States
Notes for P9603
As CMS prints them, with any note P9603 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0039: SEE MEDICARE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL, PART 3 CLAIMS PROCESS SECTION 3628.F FOR PAYMENT GUIDELINES (P9610, P9615, G0001).
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with P9603 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Clinical lab fee schedule – Price established by carriers (e.g., gap-fills, carrier established panels)
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Other - Non-Medicare fee schedule
- Added
- Jan 1, 1987
Where P9603 sits
- 1P codesPathology and laboratory services
- 2Active code P9603Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually travelled
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code P9603 mean?
P9603 is the HCPCS code for “Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated miles actually travelled” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover P9603?
CMS lists P9603’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Clinical lab fee schedule – Price established by carriers (e.g., gap-fills, carrier established panels)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside P9603
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